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Bone, Muscle, and Fat: Sex-related Differences in Prepubertal Children¹

¹ From the Department of Radiology (K.A., V.G.), Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism (P.D.P.), Department of Neuropathology (C.J.T.), and Department of Clinical Nutrition Services (L.H.), Childrens Hospital Los Angeles, 4650 Sunset Blvd, Mail Stop 81, Los Angeles, CA 90027; and Department of Preventive Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles (M.I.G.). Received August 13, 2001; revision requested October 9; revision received November 28; accepted January 18, 2002. Supported in part by a grant from the Gerber Foundation, a grant (R01-AR4-1853-01A1) from the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, and a grant (1RO1 LM06270-01) from the National Library of Medicine. Address correspondence to V.G. (e-mail: vgilsanz@chla.usc.edu).

View larger version (22K): [in a new window]   Mean and SD values for CT measurements of abdominal fat and paraspinous musculature in 31 matched pairs of prepubertal children. Although there was a significant sexual dimorphism in subcutaneous fat, total fat, and muscle, no sex-related differences in visceral fat were present. * indicates P = .002, and ** indicates P < .001.